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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
